NET CLOSES ON 'COMRADES', WHILE MCHUNU TAKES HOT SEAT

I have nothing to do with criminal syndicates, says suspended minister

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

POLICE Minister Senzo Mchunu with evidence leader Advocate Norman Arendse during the first day of his testimony at the parliamentary inquiry into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system.

(AMANDA HOUGH Independent Newspapers)

WHILE suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu faced the grilling of MPs over his alleged interference at SAPS, his 'comerade' and controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi's property was visited by police.

"The SAPS confirms that there is police presence at the business premises of Mr Brown Mogotsi in Seweding village in Mahikeng. This visit is part of an ongoing investigation that has already been discussed before the ad hoc committee and the Madlanga commission," said police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.

The ad hoc committee yesterday heard Mchunu's version of events following KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's damning allegations that he interfered in SAPS operational matters to benefit criminal cartels. At the centre of the allegations are Mkhwanazi's claim that Mchunu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in December 2024 for political reason, and that he did not consult the police top brass.